Fishing

A member of the public has been found guilty and fined $1300 for illegal intertidal shellfish collecting and failing to pay the NSW recreational fishing fee at Port Kembla after information was received from the Fishers Watch hotline. 1,702 Molluscs were found concealed in the rear of a vehicle after it was searched by a Fisheries Officer. Possession limit for …

THE Cape has experienced its biggest wet season in over a decade, with heavy rainfalls at the end of April cutting the Peninsula Development Rd in many places, including the Hann, Archer and Wenlock rivers. Weipa copped over 2m of rain in a prolonged wet that extended from early December to the above April event, an above-average total. Cape York …

TWO decades have passed since I penned my first piece on catching bass in winter for a national glossy magazine. Recent trips to several lakes in southern Queensland from Monto south to the border led me to review current tactics to see how much cool water bass fishing has changed in subsequent years. The verdict is that not much has …

IT has certainly been a cracker wet season here in the far north. Cape York and the Torres Strait have received a drenching, which has revitalised the landscape and been welcomed by locals. As anyone who lives in the far north knows, the wet also brings amazing weather windows, where the wind drops completely and the ocean turns into a …

HOW quickly is time flying by… before we know it the big bearded burbler will be crawling down our chimineas and the Christmas decorations will be going up! Winter is upon us and with the changing season you should also adjust your piscatorial radar. Though, you’ll get the back end of the summer species until we see the first big …

BY the time this issue hits the stands it will be the start of winter – that means beach fishing time! While the beaches of northern NSW and southeast Queensland can fish reasonably well for one species or another all year-round, winter is when most anglers hit the sand. With the season generally peaking later as you move north to …

On 15 and 16 May 2021, Fisheries Officers were conducting a routine patrol of the Lachlan River and Goobang Creek near Condoblin in Central West NSW where they located a number of unattended handlines set in Goobang Creek. Surveillance was carried out on the lines and two males were spoken to in relation to the matter. As a result of …

IT’S time to get the jumpers and beanies out, because winter is here! All the rivers and creeks are looking excellent after a good flush over Easter. We’ve had a bit of follow up rain too, which has helped. May threw quite a bit of interesting weather our way, with long periods of light wind followed by a couple of …

WHAT is it about lure fishing that keeps you coming back for more? It has to be the risk and reward scenario that happens with every cast. Similar to golf, I guess. Lure tricks It’s that one great shot onto the green or the 13m putt that drops in – these events keep you coming back for more. I frequently …

This month we are well into our dry season, and catching the classic winter species in the Gold Coast broadwater. On my daily charters I fish in the area between Nerang river and Coomera river mouth, and there is plenty of variety and fishing fun to be had there. If it’s windy or the tides are too big we fish …